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Re: All The Tools You Need For Success At SXSW | Social Media Explorer

KatFrench — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:49:41 -0000

I had a similar experience at Pubcon back in November. Several agency SEO folks, including Brian Carter, Jon Henshaw, Peter "Dr. Pete" Meyers, Brian Chappell, got together via Twitter for a great dinner and conversation. It was a fun time. :)

Re: All The Tools You Need For Success At SXSW | Social Media Explorer

smorty71 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:49:40 -0000

I have also used that story about our impromptu meetup several times to demonstrate the "vibe" of SXSWi and the power of Twitter. Looking forward to more good times this year.

Re: SXSWi 2009: Here I come

nickhuhn — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:18:52 -0000

Ditto, Smorty! I look forward to another incredible experience and I
anticipate your antics will be an integral part of that. :)

Re: SXSWi 2009: Here I come

smorty71 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:51:21 -0000

Nick, I'm looking forward to catching up with you this week. I have a couple of good contacts for you in regard to the "outside the browser" stuff. Will try and get you guys together in Austin.

Re: What Happens When Transparency Goes Wrong? | Social Media Explorer

smorty71 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:55:44 -0000

If we really want to look at this objectively, we need to take the issue of Prop 8 out of it. Makes it too easy to let the topic take center stage.

What if someone published a mashup of public information for a less controversial topic?

There will *always* be information in the public domain that *could* endanger someone. Who gets to decide what information is potentially harmful and which isn't?

I'm not naive enough to think that some people aren't capable of doing really terrible things; however, I am not going to support banning or removing certain types of information from the public domain. Puts us on a slippery slope toward all kinds of limits to our rights that could be invoked to protect us from potential harm.

Not to get too political; however, I think we saw how the threat of terrorism was used to do just that over the past 4 years.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: 10 favorite Super Bowl XLIII conmercials

smorty71 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:21:46 -0000

That UGC/social media stuff is way overrated, right?

Re: One of the greatest honors of my career

smorty71 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:11:48 -0000

Congratulations, Jake.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: High school yearbook photo challenge

Dean — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:27:53 -0000

Hmmm...I can't seem to find it ;-)

Re: sMoRTy71.com: High school yearbook photo challenge

smorty71 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:20:33 -0000

Thanks, Dean. BTW, looks like you just threw your mullet into the ring. When can we expect to see your high school photo? :)

Re: sMoRTy71.com: My Twitter rules of engagement

smorty71 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:16:10 -0000

Just to clarify, I won't unfollow someone for the "good morning" tweets; however, it does weigh into consideration when I decide to follow in the first place.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: I really like the Blackberry Storm

smorty71 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:30:37 -0000

I have only tried the YouTube app so far. I am planning on loading a copy of The Dark Knight on it to see how it performs with video.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: Review: Acer Aspire AOA-150

smorty71 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:16:48 -0000

Sorry I wasn't clearer about the Windows and SSD. You can load Windows on a SSD. I believe the Asus Eee PC supports that; however, you are left with very little additional storage. I wanted to have at least 120GB of hard drive space to handle photos, music and video.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: Fourth Street Live dress code

smorty71 — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:30:30 -0000

I wasn't saying that at all. I think they made the dress code because *they* think that.

Re: Ping.fm / Blog / We're Nominated, Now Go Vote!

smorty71 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:35:31 -0000

Voted!

Re: sMoRTy71.com: Twitter: a thin line between "cool" and "creepy"

smorty71 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:24:31 -0000

Good question, Warren. I think I would probably do the same thing; however, I might check out more of the person's other tweets to see if I could gauge how likely they are to get upset or freaked out over it.

I think it is important to acknowledge when people raise an issue or a concern (even if there isn't any response that can fix the issue). Maybe there is something less creepy that a "silent follow" and more sincere than a generic public reply?

Re: sMoRTy71.com: D-Link's customer support sucks!

smorty71 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:15:16 -0000

Bob, you're right. It does sound dumb. I had gone through the troubleshooting steps dozens of times. The CSR even admitted that, if the other troubleshooting steps didn't help, then hooking it directly to the PC wouldn't help either. The point was that this was just a line item on her checklist of things to ask me to do. There was no option for her to use her discretion and knowledge of the situation to move the issue forward.

If she and I both know that the troubleshooting step won't help, then we should have been able to move ahead to get the claim submitted.

Has nothing to do with being lazy. And speaking of lazy, next time, why not fill out the registration form with Disqus and stop posting anonymous comments? Guess it's easier to hide that way, tho, right?

Re: Sanjaya is back!

smorty71 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:58:55 -0000

Thanks for mentioning the new ad and the Sanjaya-ize Yourself widget. BTW, that scarf really works on you :)

Re: sMoRTy71.com: QOTSA show tonight in Louisville

smorty71 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:55:29 -0000

Crystal,
Sorry I don't.

Re: Social Media In Two Words Or Less

JasonFalls — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:05:12 -0000

Excellent entries, Smorty. Would "Maintaining Relationships" also count since that's what your keys point toward?

Re: Social Media In Two Words Or Less

smorty71 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:55:41 -0000

I responded a little late on Twitter, so I will add mine here. In addition to things like "building community" which were previously mentioned, two more immediately came to mind:

1. "Mutual respect"
2. "Establishing trust"

Both trust and respect are key in building and maintaining relationships. They seem especially important when you're trying to build and maintain them online.

Re: Sending Smorty71 to Columbus

smorty71 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:11:17 -0000

Thanks for the great post, Todd. Definitely going to miss everyone in Louisville. Gonna have to work on getting everyone to move to Columbus, I guess.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: SMC Louisville July '08 event recap

smorty71 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:19:02 -0000

Thanks, Nick. I'm definitely going to miss the Louisville social media "scene." We've got a really great group here.

Fortunately, I will be close enough that I should be able to get back pretty regularly.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: Look out, Columbus. Here we come.

smorty71 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:49:48 -0000

Hi Jennifer. Would love more details of the Columbus Tweetup. You can contact me at smorty71 at gmail dot com.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: Look out, Columbus. Here we come.

smorty71 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:40:38 -0000

Thanks, guys. Would love to get everyone together for a going-away party. We could use that as an excuse for our second Louisville Tweetup. Instead of giving away swag, everyone can bring gifts... I like this idea A LOT.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: Playing in my first Guitar Hero tournament

smorty71 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:16:24 -0000

Yeah, the trip to San Francisco is paid. Contest is paid for by a site called Gamespot.com. :)